Over the course of the fall 2019 semester, Weitzman students added their voices to the public discussion on climate change adaptation and infrastructure, as part of an interdisciplinary Landscape Architecture and City and Regional Planning studio called Designing a Green New Deal: The Spatial Politics of Our Response to Climate Change.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Make your voice heard on what’s next for PES refinery”
The Kleinman Center’s Mark Alan Hughes reports on the work of a Philadelphia committee focused on environmental issues that he chairs.
“The Climate Crisis and the Case for Hope”
Taking stock in the environmental movement, McHarg Center Board Member Jeff Goodell asks, “Will 2019 be remembered as a turning point?”
“We Are Designing the Earth, Whether You Like It or Not”
Richard Weller talks about curating Design With Nature Now and how the featured projects "do a good job of scoping, extending, and in some cases questioning McHarg’s legacy into the 21st century."
“Penn celebrates landscape architect and beloved professor”
Edith Newhall recommends the three exhibits that make up Design With Nature Now. “[It] couldn’t be more relevant—or present a more compelling argument for ecologically sensitive design.”
“Minding the gap between mass transit and ride-hailing apps”
With support from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, PhD student Summer Dong is researching how ride share services are changing our habits, cities, and the environment.
“Advisory group to seek public’s views on future of PES refinery”
Kleinman Center Faculty Director Mark Alan Hughes talks to WHYY about his role on the newly formed PES Refinery Advisory Group.
